Highway and Road Disasters

ASPEN, Colo. — Authorities say disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen but agreed to let his girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention. Police say they cited Armstrong after the Dec. 28 hit-and-run but only after his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, admitted to lying for him. Police say Hansen told them she had been driving home from a party when she lost control of Armstrong's SUV, hitting the cars. But Hansen eventually told officers Armstrong was driving, and they both decided to let her take the blame. Armstrong declined immediate comment, and his attorney didn't immediately return a call. Armstrong was stripped...

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ASPEN, Colo. — Authorities say disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen but agreed to let his girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention.
Police say they cited Armstrong after the Dec. 28...

MERIDEN — A driver who police said tried to get ahead of an oncoming school bus ended up wedged under it Thursday morning.Neither the driver nor any of the 10 schoolchildren on the bus was injured, Lt. Salvatore J. Nesci said.The collision happened...

MERIDEN — A police officer suffered a broken wrist and a possible broken elbow when his patrol car was hit by a BMW that ran a red light, police said.
Officer Jason Degumbia was taken to MidState Medical Center for treatment after the crash, which...

WESTBROOK — Police arrested a 23-year-old man after they say he crashed into an unoccupied home on Boston Post Road early Sunday.
Rodrigo P. Sousa, of Old Saybrook, was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of drugs/alcohol, third-degree...

BETHANY — One person has died in the two-car accident on Route 69 Saturday morning, state police said.The accident was reported at 10:28 a.m. and left Route 69 closed between Rainbow Road and the Woodbridge town line, according to the state Department...

PUTNAM — Four people were injured and a house was declared unsafe after a pickup truck sped into it overnight, police said.According to police, the crash happened shortly before 1 a.m. at 11 Arthur St., when the driver of a GMC K 1500 lost control while...

BERLIN — At least one crash has reportedly forced the closure of parts of Route 9.
Route 9 north is closed between exits 22 and 24 because of a one-car crash, according to a state Department of Transportation alert.
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TOLLAND — State police are investigating a two-car collision that involved high school students and a teacher.The injuries were not serious; the teacher was taken to a hospital as a precaution, according to Walter Willett, superintendent of schools.In...

HARTFORD — A Manchester man was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for his role in a sexual assault at an East Hartford motel in July 2010.Luis Trinidad's sentence will run concurrent to a sentence he received Friday in Superior Court in...

BRIDGEPORT (AP) — A passenger in a car that hit a police cruiser two years ago is suing officers on accusations they used excessive force.
Antonio Lostaunau has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport. He claims he was kicked, hit...

We've all done it. Reached for the phone to chat, check email or text while operating a car. But Bernice Plourde of Southington says, "Stop." She knows firsthand the extreme dangers of distracted driving. "I had taken the kids to my mom's...

TORRINGTON – A Harwinton man is in the hospital with severe injuries following an early morning crash on Harwinton Avenue.Brian Hannon, 33, of Scoville Hill Road was transported first to Waterbury Hospital, than to Hartford Hospital after his conditions...

HARTFORD — Three lanes of I-91 north were closed because of a three-car crash.The crash happened near exit 32 shortly before 11:30 a.m., the state Department of Transportation said in an alert.Three right lanes were closed.Crews have reported fluid spills...

HARTFORD — A city fire truck and a car collided in the South End Thursday morning. The accident was minor, Lt. Raul Ortiz said; no injuries were reported at the scene.The crash happened before 11:30 a.m. in the area of New Britain Avenue and Giddings...

WINDHAM — A school bus and a car collided Thursday morning, state police said.The crash happened at the intersection of routes 32 and 208 sometime before 8:30 a.m. No one was injured, state police said.It wasn't clear if any students were on the bus.Check...

SOUTH WINDSOR — A motorist was injured in a two-car crash Wednesday morning.
The crash happened at Buckland Road and Deming Street shortly after 7:30 a.m., police said.
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SOUTH WINDSOR — A man was taken to the hospital after a single car accident on Route 74 on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
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BRIDGEPORT — A state correction officer was charged Wednesday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash last month on Boston Avenue.
Patricia Daniels, 46, of Palisade Avenue in Bridgeport, was taken into custody on an arrest warrant charging her...